"After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small town."
James Farentino
as Sheriff Dan Gillis
Melody Anderson
as Janet Gillis
Jack Albertson
as William G. Dobbs
Dennis Redfield
as Ron
Nancy Locke
as Linda
Lisa Blount
as Girl on the Beach / Nurse Lisa
Robert Englund
as Harry
Bill Quinn
as Ernie
Michael Currie
as Herman
Christopher Allport
as George Le Moyne / Freddie
Joseph G. Medalis
as Doctor
Macon McCalman
as Ben
Lisa Marie
as Hitchhiker
Estelle Omens
as Betty
Barry Corbin
as Phil
Linda Shusett
as Waitress
Ed Bakey
as Fisherman
Glenn Morshower
as Jimmy
Robert Boler
as Mr. Haskell
Michael Pataki
as Sam
Jill Fosse
as Nurse
Mark Courtney
as Jamie
Michael Courtney
Renee McDonell
as Girl #1
Dottie Catching
as Lady Car Passenger
Colby Smith
as Femal Stranger
Judy Ashton
as Joyce
Anthony Cecere
as Townsperson (uncredited)
Bill Couch Jr.
Bill Couch
Angelo De Meo
Gary Sherman
Director
Ronald Shusett
Screenplay
Dan O'Bannon
Brian E. Frankish
First Assistant Director
Stan Winston
Makeup Effects Designer
John Rettino
Assistant Property Master
Dominick Bruno
Property Master
Gerald Perdew
Propmaker
Richard D. Rogers
ADR Mixer
Charles Randall
Boom Operator
Lettie Odney
Dialogue Editor
William Randall Jr.
Sound Mixer
Vito Carenzo
Best Boy Grip
James Dyer
Dolly Grip
Roger Gebhard
First Assistant Camera
Ken Miller
Key Grip
Jeff Goldenberg
Second Assistant Camera
Nancy Forner
Assistant Editor
Ross Albert
Associate Editor
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Jeff Millar
Story
Alex Stern
Robert Fentress
Producer
Richard R. St. Johns
Executive Producer
Alan Balsam
Editor
Joe Aubel
Art Direction
William Sandell
Dennis Barton
Set Decoration
Cloudia Rebar
Jan Cook
Hairstylist
Zoltan Elek
Makeup Artist
Edouard F. Henriques III
Vincent Prentice
Ziggy Geike
Wigmaker
Lee B. Drygas
Leadman
Airick Kredell
James E. Tocci
Set Designer
Jay M. Hirsch
Construction Foreman
Robert L. Harman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William L. McCaughey
Howard S. Wollman
Stunt Coordinator
Ronald Batzdorff
Gaffer
John Koester
Camera Operator
Elliott Marks
Still Photographer
Erica Edell Phillips
Costume Supervisor
Jack K. Tillar
Music Editor
Alvin Greenman
Script Supervisor
Kimberley Coy
Unit Publicist
Edwin D. Rich
Production Accountant
John W. Hyde
Executive In Charge Of Production
Andrew A. Ackerman
Second Assistant Director
Scott Thaler
Amanda J. Flick
Scenic Artist
Gordon Ecker
Sound Effects Editor
Tony McVann
Anthony Milch
Sound Editor
James Kagel
Sculptor
James Cummins
Special Effects Technician
Bill Hansard
Visual Effects Coordinator
Stunts
Chuck Couch
Toni Lemos
Location Coordinator
Murray McFadden
Scoring Mixer
Fred Hendley
Transportation Co-Captain
Wayne Nelson
Transportation Captain
Donna Smith
Dustin Bernard
Production Assistant
Kate Morris
Administration
Ty Nutt
Dialogue Coach
Anna St. Johns
Production Executive
Steven Poster
Director of Photography
Joe Renzetti
Original Music Composer
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Novel
Michael I. Rachmil
Associate Producer
Linda Francis
Casting
William P. Owens
Unit Production Manager
Dixie J. Capp
Production Coordinator